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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (247471)8/25/2005 2:46:42 PM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (2) of 1572644
 
I read somewhere that for every 1 mpg increase in average fuel efficiency in the U.S., we reduce the need for oil by 1 mbpd. The U.S. uses 20 mbpd now and cars get on avg 25 mpg. So to reduce our consumption by 50%, down to 10 mbpd, we'd need to increase mpg from 25 to 35. To reduce consumption from 20 mbpd to 5 mbpd, we'd need to increase average mpg by 15, from 25 to 40. No math errors there.

The Toyota Prius gets 50-60 mpg. If we mandated that car manufacturers get an avg 40 mpg, that would be totally doable within 10 years and the technology exists today in the form of FULL HYBRIDS. Talking about the Lexus or Honda Accord or other SUV hybrids aren't the way to get there. Those vehicles use hybrid technology to improve power, not mileage.
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